Well, That’s Different
After a number of years with just exposed OSB subfloor (and a couple of rugs) as the flooring in my kitchen… It now has (part of) a floor. Do not be fooled by that picture. It is still mostly this… I have
5 Ways To Get Out of the 168 Hour Funk
Judging by the title of this post I feel like I should be writing about something that occurs in long-forgotten gym bags, but you can unplug your nose because my topic today is about a decidedly less odorous “funk.” For a little
One Hundred and Sixty-Eight
Ah, it could be so many things… The number of unique combinations of swear words I can come up with while working twisted up like a pretzel inside of a cabinet. The number of times I have to hit a nail to
It’s Funny Because It’s True
A few weeks ago I mentioned that 3M recently launched a Couple Speak contest where you can submit a video (for a chance at a $5000 prize) or submit a “translation” (for a chance at $250 every week.) And you guys left
Art In Progress: Tiny Sharpie Planets
Hey, look at this… I made something that doesn’t involve my drill or a bigass saw. Shocking, right? I don’t know what’s come over me. Actually I do know what has come over me. Back when I started this big house adventure,
Organization 101: DIY File Crates From Pallets
A recurring theme here over the last couple of weeks has been watching me desperately trying to dig myself out from under a mountain of unorganized papers, which pretty much describes the regular chaos of my life. (You can see some of
Now, With Less Stubbed Toes and Swearing!
It might have taken me the better part of three days to get it under control, but you can’t argue with the results. By the way, pre-addition this wall of the kitchen looked like this, if you were angled toward the left
I Mopped Something & Hell Has Not, In Fact, Frozen Over
Maybe I’ve mentioned once or twice that cleaning isn’t on the list of things I excel at. Also absent from that list: closing cabinet doors, picking up clothes, and doing laundry. I don’t believe in pretending to be something I’m not. Power
Organization 101: Building Basic Wood Shelves
As it turns out having ten closets in your house isn’t even remotely helpful in keeping your life in order if nine of them don’t have shelving. Apparently the floor of a closet can only hold so much stuff before it starts
La Femme Makita, Part Deux
Any of you who were around the site before it was restyled a few months ago may be familiar with this picture: I snapped this pic maybe three years ago while working on a new blog header, and it quickly became the
DIYcation Day 1: So This Is What Sane Feels Like
I’m officially counting today as the start of my DIYcation, also known as “getting my shit together again after a really long period of time where I ran around like a crazy person.” It’s just past noon and today I’ve already: 1.)
Planning For a DIYcation
Many of my fellow powertool junkies will agree, days off from the Actual Real Job aren’t meant for “vacation” so much as they are an excellent excuse to spend more time playing in sawdust. And I am just three short days away
Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 3
Creating this rustic wood wall art was a simple project when it came to building the panels and thinking up designs, but when it came to pulling the trigger and actually arting them up I spent a few days doing the deer-in-the-headlight
DIY Wrap Up: Things I Didn’t Do Because I Was Sleeping Edition
UPDATE: Now with actual links to the Bob Vila articles (seriously, I have no idea what I’m doing anymore) and the Found Magazine site was down yesterday but should be back up now. For the last year the thing that usually startles
Build a Pottery Barn Inspired Pinboard
I’m working my way through several projects for my home office with the hope that, after a year of living in a garage, they might help me get a handle on my life again. Hold on… I need a minute to recover
Pins, Pinned, Has Pun
So, yes, I did have a little project ADD relapse a couple of weeks ago and have been playing catch-up with half a dozen of the unfinished projects I started ever since. But it’s hard to be mad at myself when I’ve
5 Ways To Get Out of the 168 Hour Funk
Judging by the title of this post I feel like I should be writing about something that occurs in long-forgotten gym bags, but you can unplug your nose because my topic today is about a decidedly less odorous “funk.” For a little
One Hundred and Sixty-Eight
Ah, it could be so many things… The number of unique combinations of swear words I can come up with while working twisted up like a pretzel inside of a cabinet. The number of times I have to hit a nail to
It’s Funny Because It’s True
A few weeks ago I mentioned that 3M recently launched a Couple Speak contest where you can submit a video (for a chance at a $5000 prize) or submit a “translation” (for a chance at $250 every week.) And you guys left
Art In Progress: Tiny Sharpie Planets
Hey, look at this… I made something that doesn’t involve my drill or a bigass saw. Shocking, right? I don’t know what’s come over me. Actually I do know what has come over me. Back when I started this big house adventure,
Organization 101: DIY File Crates From Pallets
A recurring theme here over the last couple of weeks has been watching me desperately trying to dig myself out from under a mountain of unorganized papers, which pretty much describes the regular chaos of my life. (You can see some of
Now, With Less Stubbed Toes and Swearing!
It might have taken me the better part of three days to get it under control, but you can’t argue with the results. By the way, pre-addition this wall of the kitchen looked like this, if you were angled toward the left
I Mopped Something & Hell Has Not, In Fact, Frozen Over
Maybe I’ve mentioned once or twice that cleaning isn’t on the list of things I excel at. Also absent from that list: closing cabinet doors, picking up clothes, and doing laundry. I don’t believe in pretending to be something I’m not. Power
Organization 101: Building Basic Wood Shelves
As it turns out having ten closets in your house isn’t even remotely helpful in keeping your life in order if nine of them don’t have shelving. Apparently the floor of a closet can only hold so much stuff before it starts
La Femme Makita, Part Deux
Any of you who were around the site before it was restyled a few months ago may be familiar with this picture: I snapped this pic maybe three years ago while working on a new blog header, and it quickly became the
DIYcation Day 1: So This Is What Sane Feels Like
I’m officially counting today as the start of my DIYcation, also known as “getting my shit together again after a really long period of time where I ran around like a crazy person.” It’s just past noon and today I’ve already: 1.)
Planning For a DIYcation
Many of my fellow powertool junkies will agree, days off from the Actual Real Job aren’t meant for “vacation” so much as they are an excellent excuse to spend more time playing in sawdust. And I am just three short days away
Rustic Wood Wall Art: Part 3
Creating this rustic wood wall art was a simple project when it came to building the panels and thinking up designs, but when it came to pulling the trigger and actually arting them up I spent a few days doing the deer-in-the-headlight
DIY Wrap Up: Things I Didn’t Do Because I Was Sleeping Edition
UPDATE: Now with actual links to the Bob Vila articles (seriously, I have no idea what I’m doing anymore) and the Found Magazine site was down yesterday but should be back up now. For the last year the thing that usually startles
Build a Pottery Barn Inspired Pinboard
I’m working my way through several projects for my home office with the hope that, after a year of living in a garage, they might help me get a handle on my life again. Hold on… I need a minute to recover
Pins, Pinned, Has Pun
So, yes, I did have a little project ADD relapse a couple of weeks ago and have been playing catch-up with half a dozen of the unfinished projects I started ever since. But it’s hard to be mad at myself when I’ve
